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DESIGN FOR THE IMPRO\'EMENT 

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CHANNEL OF JONES' FALLS, 

DRAINAGE OF THE ADJACENT PORTIONS 
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DRAINAGE OF THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE CITY, 



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^W^ORKING DrAV/INGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. 



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HENR"/ TYSON. Civil Ehgiheer. 



ADOPTED BY THE HONORABLE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE. 




BALTIMORE: 

KEI.T.Y, PJKT AND (OMPANY, 

PRINTERS TO THE CORPORATION, 174 BALTIMORE ST, 

1871. 



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Extract from the proreaUngs of the First Branch ntv Conncil, Titexaay. Jaminrti'M.liTl- 
"Mr. Trlppe offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted : 
"Resolved by the First Branch City Council of Baltimore, Tliat five hundred (500) copies of the 

Tyson Plan, and detailed drawings, for the improvement of Jones' Falls, be printed, lor the use ot 

the members of the Council and public. 

(A True Copy). WM, H. COLE, Clork." 



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EXTRACTS FROM THE ORDINANCES 

TO PROVIDE FOR THE 

Williiii the limits of the City of Bidtiinorc, and to 
OPEN AND C'()NSTRUC:T SEWERS OX THE BORDERS THEREOF. 



Section' 12. And be it furtlier enacted and ordained, Tliat the plan for the improvement of Jones' 
Falls as embodied in the plat, drawings, and explanations of the same, bearing date April 8, 1869, as made 
and presented to the City Council of Baltimore, by Henry Tyson, Esq., be, and the same is hereby, adopted, as 
the plan for the improvement ol" .Jones' Falls from Madison street to tlie Basin. 



[Extract from OrJiiiaiice No. ]0I.] 

An Ordinance supplementary to an Ordinance entitled " An Ordinance to provide for tlie Improvement of Jones' Falls within (he 
limits of the City of Baltinmro, and to open avenues and construct sewers on the horders thereof," approved January thirty- 
first, eighteen hundred and seventy. 

Sectiox 2. And be it further enacted and ordained. That Henry Tyson, Esquire, be, and he is hereby, 
authorized and requested, as author of the plan for the improvement of Jones' Falls, which was adopted by 
the Ordinance to which this is a supplement, to prepare and, within thirty days from the passage of this Ordi- 
nance, to file with the said Board of Commissioners, and with the Register of the City, in duplicate, all such 
detail drawings, designs, plats and specifications as in his judgment shall be necessary, requisite and proper for 
the execution and carrying out of the plan for the improvement of Jones' Falls in all of that part of said 
improvement of Jones' Falls between Madi.son street and the Basin, mentioned in the Ordinance to which this 
is a supplement, except the drawings and specifications for the bridges in this Ordinance mentioned, which latter 
shall be filed by said Henry Tyson within ninety days from the passage of this Ordinance; M'hich detail draw- 
ings, designs, plats and specifications, if jircparcd and filed within the time above specified, shall be taken and 
considered in all respects, and to all intents and purposes, as i)art of the plan ibr the improvement of Jones' 
Falls adopted by the Ordinance to which this is a supplement ; and the works connected with the said Jones' 
Falls improvement, authorized to be constructed by the Ordinance to whicii (his is a supplement, shall, unless 
and until otherwise directed by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, be constructed according to the 
said detail drawings, designs, plat.s and specifications, anything in the Ordinance to which this is a supplement 
to the contrary notwithstanding. 



coMMUisric^VTioisr 



TO THE 



City Council of Baltimore. 



RELATIVE TO THE 



Improvement of the Channel 



OF 



JONES' FA.LL©. 

f)\pRIL 8TH, 1869. 




c o m: M xj N I c ^ T T o isr . 



To the City Council of Baltimore : 

Gentlemen — 

In compliance with tlie request contained in a late resolution of your Honorable Body, I respect- 
fully present to you my views in regard to the Improvement of tlic Channel of Jones' Falls and drainage 
of the adjacent portions of the city. 

On the 31st of July last, at the request of the Committee of Property Holders of the district inundated 
by the flood of the 24th of that month, I handed to them the plan I had long entertained for the accomplish- 
ment of this desired end. Since that time I have taken advantage of the opportunities afibrded, and the facts 
developed by the late flood, to thoroughly revise this plan, and as revised it is now presented to you. 

The accompanying plat exhibits the outlines of the proposed improvement for the entire course of the 
stream through the city ; but the detail drawings, with the estimates presented, are for that part of the channel 
situated between Eager street and the Basin, which is the section demanding immediate attention : looking to 
the completion of the other portions as the growth of tiic city may require it. 

From Eagar street to the Basin it is proposed to widen and straighten the channel, and enclose it with 
water-tight masonry in tlie manner following. 

The present course of the stream to be but slightly changed on the West side between Eager and Centre 
streets. The addition to the width to be made from the East side, so as to give a clear channel one hundred 
and twenty-five feet wide at tlic top of the walls. [See Sec. 14 of Ordinance.] 

From Centre to Baltimore street a new channel is proposed, maintaining a straight line between these 
points, also one hundred and twenty-five feet in width. The top of the walls of these two sections will be 
made to conform very nearly to the jiresent surface of the ground, except between Fayette and Baltimore streets, 
where they will require to be raised, at Fayette street three feet, and at Baltimore street two feet — no part of 
these walls to be less than thirteen feet six inches above mid-tide. 

Between Baltimore street and the Basin it is proposed to follow very nearly the course of the present 
channel on the West side, the addition to the width to be taken from the East side to make the channel one 
hundred and fifty feet wide. The walls of this section will be gradually reduced in height from thirteen feet 
six inches above mid-tide at Pratt street, to nine feet at the Basin. 

These walls to be built of Rubble Blue Rock Masonry, laid in cement ui)on pile foundations where 
required ; their thickness to be seven feet at the foundation and four feet at the top. Tlie channel to be excava- 
ted, so a.s to afford six feet water at low tide to a point in the vicinity of Madison street, where the solid rocky 
bed of the stream will be encountered. 



It is proposed to open Avenues fifty feet in width, bounding citlicr side of the proposed improvement, 
whenever it may be deemed proper to do so. It will only be necessary to finish the portion of the Avenue on 
the West side between Second a«d Gay streets, as the work progresses; this part will be required to support 
that portion of the wall. 

It is not contemplated to allow any of the sewerage of the city to pass into the channel, and the drain- 
age must be jirovided for by sewers constructed on either side to carry otf the ordinary rain fall, with the sewer- 
age of the entire water-shed. Where the grade of the streets will permit, a portion of the water from exces- 
sive rains can be allowed to flow into the channel, so as to prevent the possibility of overcharging the sewers. 

When the system is extended to the limits of the city, it will be required to provide in this matnicr 
for the flood waters of Cold Stream and Friek's Run, which tlmv into the Falls near the Northern Bouudarv. 

The sewer on the East side will be constructed under the Avenue for its entire length, and discharge 
near the City Dock. It will drain an area of two thousand six hundred acres, and its grade will-be in no 
place less than one foot in seven hundred and fifty. On the West side the sewer will follow the Avenue ti> 
Holliday street, and from thence by Holliday to the intersection of Pleasant street, and crossing the square bv 
a straight line to Frederick street; thence fi)llo\ving Frederick street to the Dock. A portion of this sew;T 
will pass through the lowest section of the city, and will require to be constructed of semi-circular form, ^vith 
an iron top nearly flat securely bolted through to the foundation. It will be necessary to raise the grade for a 
short distance on Holliday street, near Bath street, two feet; and on Frederick street, commencing with three 
feet at the Dock, and ceasing a short distance above Second street. This portion of Frederick street must be 
paved with either Wood, Asphaltum or Concrete, as there will not be sufiicicnt space above the top of the sewer 
to properly secure stone. The section and fidl details of this sewer will be found on the plat; its minimum 
grade will be one foot in one thousand, which will give a current, when the sewer is three-fourths fidl of 
water, of three feet per second ; the area to be drained is one thousand acres. It is not contemplated to extend 
cither sewer, at present, further North than Monument street. 

To fully exemplify the capacity of these sewers, and demonstrate their fitness, with the gradients given, 
to drain the districts for which they are intended, without making it necessary to raise the grade of any por- 
tion of the city, to the injury of property, I have given upon the plat, sections of the out-fall sewers which 
drain London, and the principal sewer of the city of Brooklyn. Many similar evidences of success in this 
branch of engineering could be presented, to further demonstrate, if necessary, the practicability of this 
system of drainage. These have been selected as works of magnitude constructed within a k'f! years past. 
Their caiiacity has been fully tested, and they have proved entirely successful. 

A sewer will also be rocpiircd from Gay street, following Harrison street and Centre Market Space, to the Dock. 

It is proposed to erect bridges of single span, provided with suitable road and fi)ot ways, presenting no 
obstruction to the free flow of the water, at Madison, Monument, Centre, Hillen, Gay, Fayette, Baltimore, 
Lombard, and Pratt streets, Canton avenue, and at the mouth of the channel, and an additional arch of masonry 
at Eager street. [See Sec. 15 of Ordinance.] 

The lowest part of these bridges will not be less than thirteen feet six inches above mid-tide — this will 
permit small steamboats, mastless vessels, and all vessels the mast'^ of which can be lowered, which draw less 
than six feet of water, to proceed (even at low tide) to the centre of the city, and to such vessels more than two 
miles of wharf will be aiforded. 



The class of iron bridge, which is included in the estimate here jircsented, is exjjensivc but durable; it 
has been niucli used in Europe. The plan which is shown in the section at Baltimore street, is copied from 
the design of the bridge built over the river Arno, between Leghorn and Pisa, in 1849. 

During the late flood all of the water entered the city between the abutments of Charles street bridge, 
through a space containing fourteen hundred sipare feet. The smallest section of the channel 2)roposed, con- 
tains, for the jrortion above Baltimore street, one thousand six hundred and eighty-seven square feet ; between 
Baltimore and I'ratt streets, two thousand and twenty-five ; from this point the area is gradually decreased by 
reducing the height of the walls, a much less depth of section being rc([uired as the channel approaches its out- 
fall. This channel will void fifty per cent, more water than passed through the city at the height of the flood 
of the 24th of July last. 

I do not consider it necessary to enter into any argumentative statement to convince you of the advan- 
tages to be derived from utilizing the channel of "Jones' Falls," excluding all sewerage, with its polluting 
influences, from it ; and placing on either side Avenues which would be amongst our most useful highways. 
Secure against future inundation, and the unwholesome exhalations of the present insufticicnt and loathsome 
channel, this now avoided district would present advantages, forming the luicleus around which an increasing 
mercantile and manufacturing interest would at once concentrate — benefitting not only this immediate district, 
but adding greatly to the general wealth and prosperity of the city. 

I estimate that the cost of this improvement, with all that is required to complete it, upon the most 
liberal scale, with Avenues fifty feet \\ide, extending on each side from Eager street to the Basin, Avill be three 
millions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($.'5,2oO,()00). Omitting the Avenues, except the portion on 
the West side, between Second and Gay streets, the cost of the improvement will be two millions four hundred 
thousand dollars ($2,100,000). In either ca>e the work can be completed, under favorable circumstances, in 
eighteen months. 

Should you desire further explanation of any portion of the plan here presented, it will afford me plea- 
sure to communicate with you. 

Annexed you will find summary of estimate. 

Respectfully submitted, 

HENRY TYSON, Civil Engineer. 
Baltimore, April d,th, 18G!). 



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ESTIMATE OF COST 



With Avenue from Second to Gay Street. 



Land damage, 

Excavation, 

Matioiiry, 

Piling and Foundations, 



Bridges, 



Sewers, 

Timber Guard for AValls, 
Mooring Rings, Iron Bolts, &c. 
Grading and Paving, 



Land Damage for Avenues, 
Grading and Paving " 
Masonry, " 



With Avenues Completed. 



$974,000 

190,000 

311,000 

170,000 

400,000 

311,000 

9,000 

5,000 

30,000 

$2,400,000 



;758,000 
74,000 
18,000 



850,000 



$3,250,000 




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ImpiuiJirtifii 



FOR Ex:cA^A^^A.Tiisra the cft^^n^et.. 

Description. 

^^^ ESG?iT?STIQM will comprise the digging out ami removal of all Earth, Ciravel, Mud, 
Old 'Wharfiug [iiiehiding piling] and Rock, that may be required to perfect the proposed Improved Channel 
of Jones' Falls, between Madison Street and the Basin. 



'^'jyCcPM of this Channel will be six thousand eight hundred and ninety-five feet [0895 
feet]. Its width between Madison and Baltimore Streets will be one hundred and twenty-five feet [125 feet]. 
From tiiis point it will be gradually widened in the curve or bend to one hundred and fifty feet [150 feet], 
near the lino of Second Street, which width will continue to the Basin. 

iiMEi LllJS'MS of the Impiovcd Channel, as located, are more particularly exhibited upon the 
Drawings on file in the office of the Board of Commissioners, which Drawings constitute a part and portion of 
this Specification. 

T'MM ^^M^JS^^EL) will be Excavated so as to afford a depth of six feet water at mean low 
tide, at all points from the Basin to where the rocky bed of the stream will be encountered in tiie vicinity of 
Madison Street. 

General Specifications. 

TME EJ^C^T^TIQ^ is to be made of such widths and depths as shall be necessary. The 
material to be removed as fast as Excavated to some proper place provided for its reception by the Contractor. 

The Contractor will in no way interfere with the progress of tlic work ujion the Retaining Walls, the 
erection of the necessary coffer dams, and the free communication with that work by all vessels conveying 
materials, rafts, &c. 

Xo charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delay for any cause during tlu^ progresij of 
any portion of the work embraced in this si)ceification. Nor shall any claim be allovvr<l for EXTRA WORK, 
unless the same shall be done in pursuance of a written order from the Engineer in charge; and claim made 
at the first settlement after the work is executed. 



The Contractor shall not ASSIGN, underlet or make a sub-contract for the execution of any portidn 
of the work, other than the delivery of materials, without the sanction in writing of the Board of Commis- 
sioners. 

The Contractor will be rc(|uircd to dismiss from his cmi>!(iymcnt all incompetent or unfaithful persons, 
and should he fail to employ a sufficient force of competent men to cdniplete the work by the time specified, 
the Board may annul the Contract, and will in such case be authorized to complete said work at tlie lost of tin- 
Contractor. 

T^MM ^^^_WING§ a^D E'PEClFICdTlQKB .are intended to be explanatory .,f 
each other,and should any discrepancy appear, or misunderstanding arise, the explanation of the Engineer shall 
be considered final and binding. The dimensions written on the drawing shall in all cases be taken in prefer- 
ence to the scale. The decision of the Engineer to be final and conclusive, in any difference which may ari^c 
relative to the EXECUTION of any portion of the work herein specified. 

TSE CO.]\tT'EACTQB shall execute in a masterly and workmanlike manner, the whole of 
the work comprised in the drawings and this specification. They are intended to include whatever may be 
requisite to render the work complete, but should any thing be accidentally omitted, which might fairly bo 
implied as included in the contract, the same shall be executed at the expense of the Contractor. TIIK 

TIME fixed for the completion of the work, is months from the date of th;' 

contract, and the Contractor shall pay to the INIayor and City Council of Baltimore, 

dollars for every day that any part of said work, by his default, shall remain unfinished after that time. 



— Xo work will be PAID FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or some other 
person appointed by the Commissioners for this purpose. Payments of per cent, in cash will 

be made monthly on the approximate estimate of the amount due the Contractor — and the remaining 

per cent, will be retained until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful 

performance. 

SQ^^S to an amount satisfactory to the Board will I>e required as additional security. The Con- 
tractor will not be jjaid a monthly estimate, after the first one, unless he has j>aid his workmen in full up to the 
date of his previous estimate. 

S^^T Wl'D^EB who shall fail, after one week's notice being given of the acrcplar.cc of Iris lid, 
to furnish the required security, shall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reserves the right to reject any proposal at their discretion. 



fTo^iieg^ Fallen rniprovenieiit 



Proposal for Excavating the Channel. 

To THE Board of Commissioners for the Impiiovement of Jones' Fales: 
Gcnflcmni : 

_hereby undertake to fiiniisli all materials and laboi-, and peiforni all the works, matters 

and things in connection therewith, required to be done to comj)lete all of the Excavation that may be required 
to i)erfect the proposed Improved Channel of Jones' Falls, l)etween Madison street and the Basin, in accordance 
with the Drawings examined at the office of your Board and the Specifications hereto annexed, for, the sum of 

per cubic yard of Earth, Gravel, Mud or old Wharfing ; and the sum of 

per cubic yard of Kock. 

And further undertake to execute a contract and agreement for the due performance and fulfillment of 
the specified conditions. 

And do hereby propose of 

and of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to bo bound 

with jointly and severally, in the sum of. of the 

estimated value of work herein proposed to construct, for the due and satisfactory performance of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, a.s well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete the 
same within months after the date of the contract. 



As Witness 



hand tliis of.. 



Anno Domini, LS7 



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ADDRE.SS 



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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN SEWER UPON THE V7EST SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. 



Description. 



TME &EWEJB tci be constructed ui)on the lines of Frederick, Saratoga and IToliiday Streets, 
extending from tlie liead of FreiU'rick Street Dock to tlic centre of Monument Street, in eartli excavation, 
tliorougli cut, as per profik', with a length of four thousand three hundred and thirty-nine feet [4,339 feet]. 
The invert to rest uj)on a foundation or cradle of rubble masonry for its entire lengtii. Wherever treacherous 
or made ground is encountered, the foundation siiall be laid upon a platform of tind)er; tiiis platform to be 
supported upon i)iling and grillage for a distance of one hundred feet [100 feet] from the head of Frederick 
Street Dock. 

The section of the Sewer from Frederick Street Do.'k to Bath Street will have a semi-circular invert of 
brick, nine inches [9 inches] thick, with a radius of four feet [4 feet]. The si<le walls of brick, backed with 
masonry, will extend vertically from the line of the semi-circle eight inches [8 inches]. From this point the 
top of the Sewer is f)rmed Ijy riblieil cast-iron plates, resting njion the side walls, to whic'i they w'ill be secured 
by iron bo!ts passing under the foundation. Tiiis section will have a gradient of one foot in one thousand, 
with a length of thirty-two hundred fl-et [3200 feet]. 

The section of the Sewer from Bath Street to ^Mnnnment Street will be of circular form, six feet [0 feet] 
in diameter, with brick arch and invert nine inches [9 inches] thick. The spandrils of the arch to be sup- 
jiorted by rubble masonry. This section will have a gradient of eight feet in one thousand, with a length of 
one thousand one hundred and thirty-nine feet [1,139 feet]. 

W'ME (tfi^SOJV'MY^ forming the foundation or cradle, and for supporting tlie spandrils of tlie 
arch and the inlets will be of good flat stone, so laid with bond of header and strer,cher as to ensure stability. 

SiEL, OF TME ^SICK WQ^K to be constructed of good sound liard-bnrncd brick, laid 
with joints broken, so as to form the most perfect bond ; no half bricks or bats to be used in the arch, the out- 
side of which shall be carefully plastered. All brick must be tiioroughly clean, and damp when laid. 

Mr Hi El JtM.QM^^'^ used upon all [)ortions of this work slid! be made by tliorongldy incorporat- 
ing tiro parf.f of clean, siiarp sand, with ojic of tlu^ best ijiiality American Ilyilrauiic Cement, mixed in a 
dry state; then adding just water enough to givi^ it a proper consistency ; and used as soon as practicable after 
being: mixed. 



^'M used in the foundation platforms, piling and grillage to be either of jiine or 
hendock, fastened witli locust or white oak- treenails. 



Tlie full and comprehensive DETAILS of the entire work enibraccd in this specification are more 
particularly exhil)ited upon the DRA WINGS on file in the office of the Board of Commissioners, which draw- 
ings constitute a part and portion of this specification. 



i,-^IJ\f^MOJ^M^^ Inlets, and Drains connecting the Inlets with tiie sewer, are to he of 
the form, dimensions, and materials shown on the plans of the same, and are to be lo:'ated at the points therein 
designated. 

>^ILL OFE^YI^YGS QE IU^^CTIQ^^ with the Sewer, whether for Manluilcs, Inlets, 
or connecting Sewers, shall be carefully made with arches nine inches ('J inches) thick, turned in the arch or 
invert of tlie Sewer. 



General Sp3cifications. 



TME M^C'ATi^TIQ^ is to be made of such widths and dejUlis as shall bo necessary. The 
material excavated to be deposited on the side of the trenches and beyond the reach of slides. All water or 
gas pipes, of whatever kind or size, to be carefully supported and protected from injury by the Contractor 
until the masonry and back-filling shall be finished. Whenever it is necessary, timber and plank shall be 
used to support the sides of the trenches. 

In no case, without spciial permission from the Superintending Engineer, appointed by the Board of 
Commis-ioncrs, sliall the excavation of trenches be more than three hundred iwi [300 feet] in advance of the 
completed masonry. 

As soon as possible after the top of the Sewer is closed up at any point it is to be covered over to the top of 
the trench. The back-filling is to be put in carefully in layers of not over one foot each; and each layer, 
before the next one is put on, to be either thoroughly wet or rammed, as the nature of the soil may render 
best, so as to prevent cfFcctually all injury from settling. 

i^Lili ^Slli''PM^^§) for cast-iron work to be made strictly in accordance with the plan or direc- 
tions furnished. 



T,i\'G to be so constructed as not to yield under any jiressurc to which it may 
be subjected. No centering to be removed before the back-filling over the arch is snfRcieutly completed to 
])rcvent any injury to the masonry. 

?^§ TME TMEM€MM§, arc filled in the grade of the streets shall be raised, as shown upon 
the profile, to the building line; and all the sui)erfluous cartii and other materials shall be carted away. The 
paving of both streets and footway.s, and curbing (when removed), replaced, and all streets left in good order. 
Tlie paving to be completed to the satisfaction and acceptance of the City Commissioner. All PUBLIC 
THOROUGHFARES intercepted must be bridged during the prosecution of the work, so that their use to 
tiie public shall not be interfered with ; and all Railroads maintained in working order at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

The Contractor shall, at his own expense, i't^J/P OUT, or otherwise remove any water which may 
exist in the trenches; and shall form dams, drains or other works necessary for keeping the excavations clear 
of wat(H' during tlie progress of the work. 



^i&^ M?^FM&MIc& ME€,-^r?iWMM to he i.laccd so as to be of as little inconve- 
nience as possible to the jmblic or adjoining tenements. 

No charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delay for any cause during the progress of 
any portion of the work embraced in this specification. Nor shall any claim be allowed for EXTIlxi WORK, 
unless the same shall be done in pursuance of a written order from tlic Engineer in charge; and claim made 
at the first settlement after the work is executed. 

The Contractor .'-hail not ASSIGN, underlet or make a sub-contract for the execution of any portion 
of the work, other than the delivery of materials, without the sanction in writing of the Board of Commis- 
sioners. 

The Contractor shall provide for the flow of the sewers, drains or water courses that maybe interrupte(! 
duriiig the progress of the work. ^ 



'^2£f§: provided shall be of the best dcscriiition, subject to tlie apjiroval of 
the Engineer in charge ; and if any materials which he may deem unfitted to be used arc brought to the woric, 
the same shall be forthwith removed ; and if the directions of the Engineer arc not complied with within 
twenty-four hours [24 hours] after written notice, he shall be at liberty to remove the same at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

TMM ^^.-iWI.YGS a.YB S'^EClFlC.ilTlQJS'B are intended to be explanatory of 
each other, and should any discrepancy appear, or misunderstanding arise, the explanation of the Engineer shall 
be considered final and binding. The dimensions written on the drawing shall in all cases be taken in prefer- 
ence to the scale. The decision of the Engineer to be final and conclusive, in anv difTcrcnce which mav arise 
relative to the EXECUTION of any portion of the work herein specified. 

TME €QNT'SMGTQE shall execute with the best materials and workmanship of their several 
kinds, the whole of the work comprised in the drawings and this specification. They are intended to include 
whatever may be re<piisite to render the work complete, but should anything be accidentally omitted, whirh might 
fairly be implied as included in the contract, the same shall be executed at the expense of the Contractor. THE 

TIME iixed for the completion of the M'ork, is months from the date of the 

contract, and the Contractor shall pay to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 

dollars for every daythat any part of the said work, by his default, shall remain unfinished after that time. 

The Contract(jr shall be rcipiired to guard the public effectually from liability to ACCIDENTS, 
during the progress of the work botii by night and by day, and ^vill be held responsible for any damages the 
city may have to pay in consequence of his neglecting the necessary precautions. 

The Contractor will Ik' i'c(piircd to dismiss from his cmphymcnt all inc'oni]ietent or unfiiitliful persons, 
and siiould he fail to employ a sufficient force of compi'tcnt ni'Mi t<i complete tbc wor]< by the time sprcilied, 
the I)oard may amuil the Contract, and \\\\\ in such case be authorized to (■(im])lete said work at tiie (ust ol'tlie 
Contractor. 



The Contractor will be required to KEEP IN REPAIR for six luoiitlis after its completion, the 
whole of his work, except in cases where the repairs may be rendered necessary by causes clearly beyond his 
control. No work will be PAID FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or some other person appointed by 
the Commissioners for this purpose. 

W^ltMEMW^ of per cent, in cash will be made monthly on the approximate 

estimate of the amount due the Contractor — and the remaining per cent, will be retained 

until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful performance. 

MQ^^& to an amount satisfactory to the Board will be required as additional security. The Con- 
tractor will not be paid a monthly estimate, after the first one, unless he has paid his workmen in full up to the 
date of his previous estimate. 

^^W JsI^&MM who shall fail, after one week's notice being given of the acceptance of his bid, 
to furnish the required security, shall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reserves the right to reject any proposal at their discretion. 



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J'oues^ FaTTs rmi)royemeiit. 



FOR CONSTRUCTING A SEWER FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF FREDERICK, SARATOGA AND HOLLIDAY STREETS, 
FROM THE HEAD OF FREDERICK STREET DOCK TO MONUMENT STREET. 

To TJiE Board of Commissioners for the Improvement of Jones' Fali^s: 
Gentlemen : 

liereby undertake to fiirnisli all materials aiil lalior, and portbna all the works, matters 

and tilings in connection therewith, rc(jiiired to bo done in the construction of the Sewer to extend from the 
head of Frederick Street Dock, following the course of Frederick, Saratoga and Ilolliday Streets to Monument 
Street, in accordance with the Drawings examined at the office of your Board and the S])ecifications hereto 
annexed, for the sum of 



And further undertake to supply all materials and execute and perform all additional works which may 
be rc<iuircd in connection with the construction of the above mentioned Sewer, at the several prices which 
have set forth to the items in the Schedule annexed. 

And further undertake to execute a contract and agreement for the due performance and fulfillment of 
the specified conditions. 

And do hereby propose °' 

and of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to be bound 

with jointly and severally, in the sum of of the 

estimated value of work herein proposed to construct, for the due and satisfactory 23erformancc of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, as well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete the 
same within months after the date of the contract. 



S€MMmifLM^ 



To include all excavation necessary to prepare the fi)un<lations, whether gravel, mud or old wharfing, refilling 
the trenches, and removal of all earth not required for that purpose, per cubic yard $ 



Shoring, per thousand feet, board measure 

Foundation Sills, per thousand feet, board measure 

Foundation Platform, per thousand feet, board measure 

Piling, per linear foot driven 



Laid in Hydraulic Cement, including scaffolding and centering per cubic yard $ 

In Main and Branch Semeks, 
Laid in Hydraulic Cement, including scaflblding and centering, per thousand Brick laid $. 

Ijifs^iii Work* 

Cast Iron Plates, man-holes and washers, per ton of 2,240 lbs ?. 

" Inlet, No. 1, complete, each $ 

" " No. 2, " " $. 

" " No.3, " " |. 

" Pipes, for drains from Inlets, per ton of 2,240 lbs $ 

Wrough Iron Bolts, per lb 



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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAST IRON PIPE SEWER FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF EAST CENTRE MARKET 
SPACE AND HARRISON STREET, FROM THE HEAD OF LONG DOCK TO FAYETTE STREET. 



Description. 



'FSE SEWM^ to be constructed of Cast Iron Pipes, with an inside diameter of tlirec feet- 
It will be laid in Eartli Excavation, with a gradient of one foot in seven hundred and fifty, a.-* 
per profile. 

Its length will be fourteen hundred and forty-four feet [1444 feet]. 

MLiEs ^O^^EGTiQMS with the Sewer for Inlet Drains, Man-holes or Connecting Sewer.s, to 
be cast on the Main 'Pipes, as shown in the Drawings. 

l^SE ^'[^iN" MQlkE§9 Inlets, and Drains connecting the Inlets with the sewer, arc to be of 
the form, dimensions, and materials shown on the plans of the same, and are to be located at the points therein 
designated. 

TBE MAm^'BT fi^B SEI€M WQ&M of the Man-holes and Inlets to be con- 
structed of good flat Stone and sound hard-burnt Brick, laid in 3I0RTAR, made by thoroughly incorporating 
two parts of clean sharp sand, witii onr of the best quality American Hydraulic Cement, mixed in a dry state; 
then adding just water enough to give it a proper consistency; and u-ed as soon as practicable after being 
mixed. 

The full and comprehensive DETAILS of the entire work end)raced in this specification are more 
particularly exhibited upon the DRA WINGS on file in the office of the Board of Commissioners, which draw- 
ings constitute a part and portion of this specification. 



General Specifications. 



TWE MZ€^Y^TIQ^ is to be made of such widths and depths its shall be necessary. Tlie 
material excavated to be deposited on the side of the trenches and beyond the reach of slides. All wafer or 
gas pipes, of whatever kind or size, to be carefully supported and protected from injury by the Contractor. 
Wlienever it is necessary, timber and plank shall be used to support the sides of the trenches. 

In no case, witiiout special permission from the Superintending Engineer, appointed by the Board of 
Commissioners, shall the excavation of trenches be more than three hundred feet [300 feet] in advamr of the 
completed Sewer. 



^EtLs £^^TFM^^§ fur cast-iron work to be made strictly in accordance with the plan or direc- 
tions liirnished. 

^§ WMM aMM^(JMM& AVQ filled in the grade of the streets shall be raised, as shown npon 
the profile, to the building line; and all the superfluous earth and other materials shall be carted away. The 
paving of both streets and footways, and cur])ing (when removed), replaced, and all streets left in good order. 
The paving to be completed to the satisfaction and accept;ince of the City Commissioner. All PUBLIC 
THOROUGHFxiRES intercepted must be bridged during the prosecution of the wo,rk, so that their use to 
the public shall not be interfered w itii ; and all Railroads maintained in working order at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

The Contractor shall, at his own expense, PC/'ll/P OUT, or otherwise remove any water which may 
exist in the trenches; and sliall form dams, drains or other works necessary for keeping the excavations clear 
of water during the progress of the work. 

.■^^^ M.-^FE^MLS E^^^V^TMm to be placed so as to be of as little inconve- 
nience as possible to the ])ublic or adjoining tenements. 

Xo charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delay for any cause during the progress of 
any i)ortion of the work embraced in this specification. Nor shall any claim be allowed for EXTRA WORK, 
unless the same shall be done in pursuance of a written order from the Engineer in charge; and claim made 
at the first settlement after the work is executed. 

Tiie Cuntract(jr shall not ASSIGN, underlet or make a sub-contract for the execution of any portion 
of the work, other than the delivery of materials, without the sanction in writing of the Board of Commis- 
sioners. 

The Contractor shall provide fur the flow of the sewers, drains or water courses that may be interrupted 
during the jirogres^ of the work. 

I^LEs ^'i.eiWM'Ml^EiS provided shall be of the best description, subject to the approval of 
the Kng'iieer in charge; and if any materials which he may deem unfitted to be used are brought to the work, 
the same shall be forthwith removed; and if the directions of the Engineer arc not complied with within 
twenty-four hours [24 hours] after written notice, he shall be at liberty to remove the same at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

WME ^B^^^WiJS'QM mKB B'^E€IFI€^TEQ.X8 are intended to be explanatory of 
wich other, and should any discrepancy appear, or misunderstanding arise, the explanation of the f^ngineer shall 
be considered final and binding. The dimensions written on the drawing shall in all cast's be taken in {)refcr- 
ence to the scale. The decision of the Engineer to bo final and conclusive, in anv <li(ferencc which may arise 
relative to the EXECUTION of ;iny portion of the work herein s]K'cificd. 



WME ^QK^S?i€TOM shall execute with the best materials and workmanship of their scvcnil 
kinds, the whole of" the work comprised in the drawings and this specifieation. They are intended to include 
whatever may be requisite to render the work complete, but should anything be accidentally omitted, which might 
tairlv be implied as included in the contract, the same shall be executed at the expense of the Contractor. THE 

TIME lixcd for the completion of the work, is months from the date of the 

contract, and the Contractor shall pay to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 

dollars for every day that any part of the said work, by his default, shall remain unfiiiished after that time. 

The Contractor shall be retjuirt'd to guard the public effectually from liability io ACCIDENTS, 
during the progress of the work both by night and by day, and will be held responsible lor any damages the 
city may have to pay in consequence of his neglecting the necessary precautions. 

The Contractor will be required to dismiss from his employment all incompetent or unfaithful persons, 
and should he fail to cmjilov a sufficient force of competent men to complete the work by the time specified, 
the Board may annul the Contract, and will in such case be authnrizcd to complete said work at the cost of the 
Contractor. 

The Contractor will be required to KEEP IN REPAIR for six months after its completion, the 
whole of his work, except in cases where the repairs may be rendered necessary by causes clearly beyond his 
control. No work will be PAID FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or some other person appointed by 
the Commissioners for this purpose. 



of per cent, in cash will be made monthly on the approximate 

estimate of the amount due the Contractor — and the remaining per cent, will be i-etaincd 

until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful performance. 

SQ^SS to an amount satiiifactory to the Board will be required as additional security. The Con- 
tractor will not be paid a monthly estimate, after the first one, unless he has paid his workmen in full up to the 
date of his previous estimate. 

^MW Wl'S'SEiS who shall fail, after one week's notice being given of the acceptance of his bid, 
to furnish the required security, sliall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reserves the right to reject any proposal at their discretion. 






FOR CONSTRUCTING A SEWER FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF EAST CENTRE MARKET SPACE AND HARRISON 
STREET, FROM THE HEAD OF LONG DOCK TO FAtETTE STREET. 

To THE Board op Commissioners for the Improvement of Jones' Falls: 
Gentlemen: 

hereby undertake to furnish all materials and labor, and perform all tlie works, matters 

and things in connection therewith, required to be done in the construction of the Sewer to extend from the 
head of Long Dock, following the course of East Centre Market Space and Harrison Street to Monument 
Street, in accordance with the Drawings examined at the office of your Board and the Specifications hereto 
annexed, for the sum of , 



Aud further undertake to supjily all materials and execute and perform all additional works which maj 
be required in connection with the construction of the above mentioned Sewer, at the several prices which 
__ have set forth to the items in the Schedule annexed. 

And further undertake to execute a contract aud agreement for the due performance and fulfillment of 
the specified conditions. 



And _ do hereby propose 



of 

and of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to be bound 

with joiutly and severally, in the sum of of the 

estimated value of work herein proposed to construct, for the due and satisfactory performance of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, as well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete the 
same within months after the date of the contract. 



M&MMBWM^Mi 



To include all excavation necessary to prepare the foundations, whether gravel, mud or old wharfing, refilling 
the trenches, and removal of all earth not required for that purpose, per cubic yard $ 



Shoring, per thousand feet, board measure 

Foundation Sills, per thousand feet, board measure 



I^aid in Hydraulic Cement, per cubic yard. 



tlt4 mswwm^^ 



Laid in Hydraulic Cement, per thousand Brick laid 

Cast Iron Sewer and Drain Pipes, per ton of 2,240 lbs 

" Inlets, complete, each 



As Witness hand this of Anno Domini, 187 



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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN SEWER UPON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CHANNEL. 



Description. 



SlMM ^EIWEM to be constructed upon the line of East Falls Avenue, extending from the 
head of the City Dock to the centre of Monument Street; in earth excavation, thorough cut, as per profile, 
with a length of six thousand and eighty-three feet [6083 feet]. The invert to rest upon a foundation or 
cradle of rubble masoury for its entire length, ^yhcrever treaciicrous or made ground is encountered, the 
foundation shall be laid upon a platform of timber; this platform to be supported upon piling and grillage, for 
a distance of fifty feet [50 feet] from the head of the City Dock. 

The section of the Sewer from the City Dock to Low Street will have both arch and invert of Brick, 
which will be in form the segments of circles. The arch with a radius of five feet [5 feet], and the invert 
with a radius of nine feet [9 feet], with a width of ten feet [10 feet] at the springing line Tiie brick wall of 
the arch to be fourteen inches [14 inches] and of the invert nine inches [9 inches] thick. The spandrils of the 
arch to be supported by rubble masonry. This section will have a gradient of one foot [I foot] in seven 
hundred and fifty feet [750 feet], with a length of four thousand and fifteen feet [4015 feet]. 

The section of the Sewer from Low Street to Monument Street will l)e of circular form, six feet [6 feet] 
in diameter, with brick arch and invert nine inches [9 inches] tiiick. The spandrils of the arch to be sup- 
ported by rubble masonry. This section will have a gradient of three feet [3 feet] in seven hundred and 
fifty feet [750 feet], with a length of two thousand and sixty^eight feet [2068 feet]. 



£MM «m^:MB@M^W forming the foundation or cradle, and for supporting the spandrils of the 
arch and the inlets will be of good flat stone, so laid with bond of header and stretcher as to ensure stability. 

Mlih QF TME WMI€M fF^^^ to be constructed of good sound hard-burned brick, laid 
with joints broken, so as to form the most perfect l)ond ; no half bricks or bats to be used in the arch, the out- 
side of which shall be carefully plastered. All brick must be thoroughly clean, and damp wlien laid. 

JiMM ^XM.QMT'^m used upon all portions of this work shall be made by thoroughly incorpora- 
ting two parta of dean, sharp sand, with one of the best rpiality American Hydraulic Cement, mixed in a 
dry state; then adding just water enough to give it a proper consistency ; and used as soon as practicable after 
being mixed. 



WMM WIMSEM used in tlie foundiition platforms, pilliiy and grillage to be either of pine or 
hemlock, fastened with locust or white oak treenails. 

The full and comprehensive DETAILS of the entire work embraced in this specifieation are more 
particularly exhibited upon the DRA WINGS on file in the office of the Btiard of Commissioners, which draw- 
ings constitute a part and portion of this specification. 

MlME vU^ti^'^MQEsM&s lulets, and Drains connecting the Inlets with the sewer, are to be oi' 
the form, dimensions, and materials shown on the plans of the sanio, and arc to he located at the points therein 
designated. 

M^E, QFE^SMGB 0M J/WM€Tm^§ with the Sewer, whether for Manholes, Inlets, 
or connecting Sewers, shall be carcfidly made with arches nine inches [9 inches] thick, turned in the arch or 
invert of the Sewer. 

General Specifications. 

TSE MEG^V^FIQ^ is to be made of such widths and depths as shall be necessary. The 
material excavated to be deposited on the side of the trenches and beyond the reach of slides. All water or 
gas pipes, of whatever kind or size, to be carefully supported and protected from injury by the Contractor, 
until the masonry and back-filling shall be finished. Whenever it is necessary, timber and plank shall be used 
to support the sides of the trenches. 

In no case, without special permission from the Superintending Engineer, appointed by the Board of 
Commissioners, shall the excavation of trenches be more than three hundred feet [300 feet] in advance of the 
completed Masonry. 

As soon as possible after the top of the Sewer is closed up at any point it is to be covered over to the top of 
the trench. The back-filling is to be put in carefully in layers of not over one foot each ; and each layer, 
before the next one is put on, to be cither thoroughly wet or rammed, as the nature of the soil may render 
best, so as to prevent effectually all injury from settling. 

^.liEe ^^^WFM^J^S for cust-iron work to be made strictly in accordance with the plan or direc- 
tions furnished. 

WME ^EMFE^IMG to be so constructed as not to yield under any pressure to which it may 
be subjected. No centering to be removed before the back-filling over the arch is sufficiently completed to 
prevent any injury to the masonry. 



'are filled in, the grade of the Avenue shall be raised or lowered as 
much at the different points as may be necessary to make it conform to the lines shown upon the profile and 
sections, and all the superfluous «irth and other materials shall be carted away. All I'UBLIC 
THOROUGHFARES intercepted must be bridged during the prosecution of the work, so that their use to 
the public shall not be interfered with ; and all Railroads niainfairied in working order at the expense of 
the Contractor. 



The Contractor shall, at his own expense, PUMP OUT, or otherwise remove any water which may 
exist in the trenches ; and shall form dams, drains or other works necessary for keeping the excavations clear 
of water during the progress of the work. 

iiisEi M^FM^M&§ MX€^VMWMM to be placed so as to be of as little inconve- 
nience as possible to the public or adjoining tenements. 

Xo charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delay for any cause during the progress of 
any portion of the work embraced in this specification. Nor sliall any claim be allowed for EXTRA WORK, 
unless the same shall be done in pursuance of a written order from the Engineer in charge; and claim made 
at the first settlement after the work is executed. 

The Contractor shall not ASSIGN, underlet or make a sub-contract for tiie execution of any portion 
of the work, other than the delivery of materials, without tlie sanction in writing of the Board of Commis- 
sioners. 

The Contractor shall provide for the flow of the sewers, drains or water courses that maybe interrupted 
during the progress of the work. 

^MsMs ^ML^WE/Ml^li^ provided shall be of the best description, subject to the a[)proval of 
the Engineer in charge; and if any materials which he may deem unfitted to be used are brought to the work, 
the same shall be forthwith removed ; and if the directions of the Engineer are not complied with within 
twenty-four hours [24 hours] after written notice, he shall be at liberty to remove the same at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

TMM 'BB^WIMQB ^MB B'^M€IFW^WmM8 arc intended to be explanatory of 
each other, and should any discrepency appear, or misunderstanding arise, the explanation of the Engineer 
shall be considered final and binding. The dimensions written on the drawing shall in all cases be taken in 
preference to the scale. The decision of the Engineer to be final and conclusive, in any difference Mhich may 
arise relative to the EXECUTION ot any portion of the work herein specified. 

TME €QMTE^€T&M shall execute with the best materials and workmansliip of their several 
kinds, the whole of the work comprised in the drawings and this specification. They are intended to include 
whatever may be requisite to render the work complete, but should anything be accidentally omitted, which might 
fairly be implied as included in the contract, the same shall be executed at the expense of the Contractor. THE 

TIME fixed for the completion of the work, is months from the date of the 

contract, and the Contractor shall i)ay to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 

dollars for every day that any part of the said work, by his default, shall remain unfinished after that time. 

I The Contractor shall be required to guard the public effectually from liability ia ACCIDENTS, 

I during the progress of the work both by night and by day, and will be held responsible for any damages the 

I city may have to pay in consequence of liLs neglecting the necessary precautions. 



The Contractor will be required to dismiss from his employment all incompetent or unfaithful persons, 
and should he fail to employ a sufficient force of competent men to complete the work by the time specified, 
the Board may annul the Contract, and Mill in such case be authorized to complete said work at the cost of the 
Contractor, 



The Contractor will be required to KEEP IN REPAIR for six months after its completion, the 
whole of his work, except in cases where the repairs may be rendered necessary by causes clearly beyond his 
control. No work will be PAID FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or some other person appointed by 
the Commissioners for this purpose. 



W^TMEMT^ of per cent, in cash will be made monthly on the approximate 

estimate of the amount due the Contractor — and the remaining per cent, will be retained 

until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful performance. 



r^ to an amount satisfactory to the Board will he required as additional security. The Con- 
tractor will not be paid a monthly estimate, after the first one, unless he has paid his workmen in full up to the 
date of his previous estimate. 

S^^'W ^l^'&MM who shall fail, after one week's notice being given of the acceptance of his bid, 
to furnish the required security, shall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reserves the right to reject any jiroposal at their discretion. 






FOR CONSTRUCTING THE MAIN SEWER FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF EAST FALLS AVENUE, FROM THE 

CITY DOCK TO MONUMENT STREET. 

To THE Board of Commissioxeijs for the Improvement of Jones' Falls: 

Gentlemen : 

hereby undertake to furnisli all materials and labor, and perform all the works, matters 

and things in connection therewith, required to be done in the construction of the Sewer to extend from the 
head of City Dock, following the course of East Falls Avenue to Monument Street, in accordance with the 
Drawings examined at the office of your Board and the Specifications hereto annexed, fur the sum of 



And further undertake to supply all materials and execute and perform all additional works which may 
be required in connection with the construction of the al>ove mentioned Sewer, at the several prices which 
have set f(>rth to the items in the Schedule annexed. 

And further undertake to execute a contract and agreement for the due performance and fultillmcnt of 
the specified conditions. 

And do hereby propose of 

and '...of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to be bound 

with jointly and severally, in the sum of of the 

estimated value of work herein proposed to construct, for the due and satisfactory performance of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, as well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete the 
same within months after the date of the contract. 



E€MMBW^M^ 



To include all excavation necessary to {)repare the foundations, wiiether gravel, nuid or old wharfing ; refilling 
the trenches, and removal of all earth not required for that purpose, per cubic yard $ 



Shoring, 2)er thousand feet, board measure 

Foundation Sills, per thousand feet, board measure 

Foundation Platform, per thousand feet, board measure , 
Piling, per linear foot driven , 



Laid in Hydraulic Cement, including scaffolding and centering, per cubic yard. 



In Main and Branch Sewers, 
Laid in Hydraulic Cement, including scaffolding and centering, per thousand Brick laid. 



Cast Iron Man-holes, complete, each 

" Inlet, No. 1, complete, each 

" " No. 2, " " 

" " No. 3, " " 

" Pipes, for drains from Inlets, per ton of 2,240 lbs 



As Witness hand this of Anno Domini, 187 



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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RETAINING WALLS, BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND LANDING STEPS ON EACH SIDE 
OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHANNEL OF JONES' FALLS, TO EXTEND 
FROM EAGER STREET TO THE BASIN. 



Description. 



TME BEF?HJSri^Q W.^LLS will be ercftfd ou eat-li side of the Cliannel, and will 
extend from Eager Street to the Basin, on the east side, omitting tlie opening into the City Dock ; and on the 
west side from Eager Street to tlie Basin ; and they will also extend for seventy feet [70 feet] along the harbor 
front on each side of the mouth of the Channel. The total length of the Walls will be fifteen thousand four 
hundred and seventy feet [15,470 feet]. Their height will vary from nine feet [9 feet] to twenty-two feet 
['22 feet]. Their width at the foundation, from seven to eight feet [7 to 8 feet]; at the top, four feet [4 l(?et]. 



Je ground, wii 



TMM J^a^JTM^Tiaj^g wbere the structure passes over alluvial or made 
stand upon piles, driven to a depth wliich shall be satisfactory to the Engineer appointed by the Board to 
superintend the work. These piles shall be straight yellow pine or hemlock sticks, barked, and not less than 
eight inches [8 inches] in diameter at the small end. They shall be driven at such angles and at such dis- 
tances from centre to centre as shown in the Drawings, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. The piling 
will be cut off and grillage platform constructed [as shown in the Drawings] of either pine or hemlock, 
fastened with locust or white oak treenails. 

Where the Foundation -will rest upon the natural earth, it will be formed by excavating the trench 
to the depth of seven feet [7 feet] below the line of mid-tide. In the l)ottom of this trench will be placed 
a mass of concrete, as shown in the Drawings, upon which the Wall will be started. If sloping rock is met 
with for a Foundation, it will be benched off to such level surfaces as may be directed by the Engineer. 

^£ll8&J\'Mr« — Thc walls will be of liubble Masonry, built of Granit' or Gneiss Stones of 
large size, and in quality agceptable to the Engineer ; generally not less than three feet [o feet] long by two 
feet [2 feet] wide, and eight inches [8 inches] thick, laid flat in such bond of header and stretcher as to bind 
the Wall most effectually. The Walls will be capped with flagging not less than eight inches [8 inches] thick, 
and large enough to extend entirely across the top, four feet [4 feet]. The flagging will have to be drilled 
when necessary for the passage of tl>c bolts required to secure the Timber (Juard. 

The Bridge Piers and Landing Steps will be built with and form a portion of llir Walls. Each step 
and platform must be in one piece, of good smooth stone, hammer-dressed to size. 



The Mooring Rings and Housing will be built in the Walls at intervals of one hundred feet [100 feet], 
and the Iron Bolts for securing the Timber (Jnards at intervals of six feet [6 feet], as shown in the 
drawings. 

The entire Masonry is to be laid in Hydraulic Cement Mortar, and grouted throughout, so as to form a 
solid mass. 

The Walls on each side of the Channel will be pierced with circular drains two feet [2 feet] in diameter 
on both sides of Madison and Monument Streets, so as to allow a portion of the water of excessive rains to 
tlow directly into the Channel. 

WMM ^^QMT^^ used upon all portions of this work sliall be made by thoroughly incorporat- 
ing two part.'; of clean, sharp sand, with one of the best (juality American Hydraulic Cement, mixed in a 
dry state; then adding just water enough to give it a proper consistency ; and used as soon as practicable after 
being mixed. 

All excavation necessay to prepare the Foundation, whetlicr Earth, Gravel, Mud, or Old Wharfing, 
shall be done at the prices given in the Schedule. And Piling, Grillage and Timber Guards for the Walls, the 
Concrete Foundations, the Mooring Rings and Housing, and all required Iron Bolts and Washers, will all be 
furnished by the Contractor antl placed in the structure, as shown in the Drawings, at the price given in the 
Schedule. The Timber will be measured after it is in its jilace, and no allowance made for waste. Should 
any Rock Excavation be rei|uired in the Foundation, it will be made at such prices as shall be agreed upon 
iietwccn the Contractor and the Board of Commissioners. 

The full and comprehensive DETAILS of the entire work embraced in this specification are more 
particularly exhibited upon the DBA WINGS on file in the office of the Board of Commissioners, which draw- 
ings constitute a part and portion of this specification. 



Gsneral Spscifications. 



TMM M^C^T^TIQM is to be made of such widths and depths as shall be necessary. The 
material excavated to be deposited on the side of the channel and beyond the reach of slides. All water or 
gas pipes, of whatever kind or size, to be carefully supported and protected from injury by the Contractor. 

Tn no rase, without special permission from the Superintending Engineer, appointed by the Boiird of 
Commissioners, shall the excavation bo made more than <ine thousand feet [1,000 feet] in advance of the 
completed Wall. 

As soon as possil^le after the Wall is completiid at any point, the back-filling is to be put in carefully in 
layers of not over one foot each; and each layer, before the next one is put on, to be thoroughly rammed, to 
prevent cfluctually all injury from scuttling. 



^£i£j} P^TTM^MB for cast-iron work to be made strictly in accordance will i tin' plan or direc- 
tions furnished. 

The Contractor shall, at his own cK[Knsc, PU3IP OUT, or otherwise remove any water which may 
exist in the trenches; and shall form dams, drains or other works necessary for keeping the excavations clear 
of Mater during the progress of the work. 

,^^^ Mt^TM^ML^ E^€aYaTEB to be placed su as to be of as little inconve- 
uience as possible to the public or adjoining tenements. 

Xo charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delay for any cause during tlie progress of 
anv portion of the work embraced in this specification. Nor shall any claim be allowed for EXTRA WORK, 
unless the same shall be done in pin'suancc of a written order from the Engineer in charge; and claim made 
at the first settlement after the work is executed. 

The Contractor shall not ASSIGN, underlet or make a sub-contract for the execution of an}' portion 
of the work, other than the delivery of materials, without the sanction in writing of the Board of Commis- 
sioners. 

The Contractor shall provide f >r the How of the sewers, drains or water courses that maybe interrupted 
daring the progress of the work. 

e'^MtEn ^£^TEMIAL.S provided shall be of the best descrii)tion, subject to the ai)proval of 
the Engineer in charge ; and if any materials which he may deem unfitted to be used are brought to the work, 
the same shall be forthwith removed ; and if the directions of the Engineer are not complied with within 
twenty-four hours [24 hours] after written notice, he shall be at liberty to remove the same at the expense of 
the Contractor. 

TME ^^^WIJS'GS ^^B 8'^E€IFI€'^TIQ^8 are intendetl to be explanatory of 
each other, and should any discrepancy appear, or misunderstanding arise, the explanation of the Engineer shall 
be considered final and binding. The dimensions written on the drawing shall in all cases bo taken In prefer- 
ence to the scale. The decision of the Engineer to be final and conclusive, in any difference which may arise 
relative to the EXECUTION of any portion of the work herein specified. 

WME ^Q^T^^^TQE shall execute with the best materials and workmanship of their several 
kinds the whole of the work comprised in the drawings and this specification. They arc Intended to include 
whatever may be requisite to render the work complete, but should anything be accidentally omitted, which might 
fairly be Implied as included in the contract, the same shall be executed at the expense of the Contractor. THE 

TIME fixed for the completion of the work, is months from the date of the 

contract, and the Contractor shall pay to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 

dollars fi)r every day that any part of the said work, by his default, shall remain unfinished after that time. 



The Contractor shall be rc(|uired to guard the public ell'ectually from liability to ACCIDENTS, 
during the progress of the -work both by night and by day, and will be held responsible for any damages the 
city may haye to pay in conso(picnco of his neglecting the necessary precautions. 

The Contractor \yill be required to dismiss from his employment all incompetent or unfaithful persons, 
and should he fail to employ a sufficient force of competent men to comjdete the \york by the time specified, 
the Board may annul the Contract, and \yill in such case be authorized to complete said \york at the cost of the 
Contractor. 

The Contractor \yill be required to KEEP IN REPAIR for six months after its completion, thc 
whole of his ^york, except in cases Avhere the repairs may be rendei'cd necessary by causes clearly beyond his 
control. Xo ^york will be PAID FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or scune other person appointed by 
the Commissioners for this purpose. 

^?iWXE^W§i of per cent, in cash will be made monthly on the approximate 

estimate of the amount due the Contractoi' — and the remaining per cent, will be retained 

until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful performance. 

JSQM'Q'^ to an amount satisfactory to the Board will be required as additional security. The Cou- 
tractor ^yill not be paid a monthh' estimate, after the first one, unless he has paid his M-orkmcn in full up to the 
date of Ills preyious estimate. 

^ie^J* ^I'S'QEB M'ho shall fail, after one week's notice being giyen of the acceptance of his bid, 
to furnish the required security, shall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reseryes the right to reject any proposal at their discretion. 



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FOR CONSTRUCTING THE RETAINING WALLS, BRIDGE ABUTMENTS, AND LANDING STEPS ON EACH SIDE OF 

THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHANNEL OF JONES' FALLS, TO EXTEND 

FROM EAGER STREET TO THE BASIN. 

To THE Board of Commissioners for the Improvement of Jones' Falls: 
Gentlemen : 

.-..hereby undertake to fiirni.sh all materials and labor, and perform all the works, matters 

and things in connection therewith, required to be done in the construction of the Masonry of the Eetaining 
Walls, Bridge Abutments and Landing Steps on each side of the proposed Improvement of the Channel of 
.Tones' Falls, to extend from Eager Street to the Basin, in accordance with the Drawings examined at the 

oflfice of your Board and the Specifications hereto annexed, for the sum of 

Dollars and cents per cubic yard. 

And further undertake to supply all materials and execute and perform all additional works which may 
be required in connection with the construction of the above mentioned Retaining Walks, Bridge Abutments 

and Landing Steps, at the several prices which have set forth to the items in the Schedule 

annexed. 

And further undertake to execute a contract and agreement for the due performance and fulfillment of 
the specified conditions. 

-^"^1 do hereby propose of 

' and of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to be bound 

^''*" -jointly and severally, in the sum of of the 

estimated value of work herein proposed to construct, for the due and satisfactory performance of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, as well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete the 
same within months after the date of the contract. 



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To include all excavation necessary to prcjjarc the foundations, whether gravel, mud or old wharfing. The 
back-filling to the walls, and removal of ail earth not required for that purpose, per cubic 
Aard exea\-atcd a 



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This Estimate includes all Labor necessary to place the Wall Guards in position, to form the foundation of Piling 
and Grillage, and the Trecnaih used for fastenings. The Timber to be measured after it is in its place, and 
no allowance made for waste. 

Guards, for the top of the wall, per thousand feet, board measure $ 

Foundation Sills, per thousand feet, board measure $ 

Founchition Platform, per thousand feet, board measure $ 

Piling, per linear foot driven $ 

Rubble Masonry, laid iu Hydraulic Cement, including scaffolding, per cubic yard $ 

Concrete, laid in Hydraulic Cement, per cubic yard $ - 



Cast Iron Housing, for Mooring Rings and Washers, per ton of 2,240 lbs. 
Wrought Iron Mooring Rings and Bolts, per lb 



As Witness hand this of. Anno Domini, 187 



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FOR CONSTRUCTINO THE BRIDGES. 

I^QM GlBffE'E ^MIMGES of single span will be erected at Madison, Monument, Cen- 
tre, Hillen, Gay, Fayette, Baltimore, -Lombard and Pratt Streets, and Draw-bridges, if so required by the 
Mayor and City Council, at Eastern Avenue, Canton Avenue, and at the mouth of the Channel. 

These Bridges will be of such spans, and stand at such angles to the direction of the Piers, as are 
shown upon the general }ilan. 

They will be constructed entirely of Iron, except the floor and the floor joists, which will be of either 
white or yellow pine. 

The portion of the Girders which is to receive the force of compression or impact, may be either of 
Cast oz' ^^^rought Iron ; the bottom chord will be Bars of Wrought Iron, wliich must not be required to 
receive a strain of more than one-fourth of their capacity. 

In each of the Bridges the Girders will be placed 32 feet from centre to centre, and the foot-ways on 
each side outside of the Girders will be 9 feet wide. 

The Wrought Iron Bars which form the BOTTOM CHORD must be sufficiently strong to sustain 
a weight of 100 pounds upon each square foot of road-way, and 50 pounds upon each square foot of foot-way 
in addition to the weight of the Bridge, without being subjected, as before stated, to a strain of more than 
one-fourth of their ultimate strength ; and the portion of the Girders subjected to compression or impact must 
be strong enough to resist five times the force to which it will be subjected, and must be properly flanged to 
prevent buckling. 

Full and comprehensive details of the work here specified will be found in the drawings on file with 
the City Register. 

It is not intended to confine any Bridge builder, who may desire to bid ibr tliis work, to this 
PARTICULAR CHARACTER OF GIRDER, but lie will be permitted to substitute any acceptable 
design of Girder or Bridge without over-head bracing, which will not extend below the top of the Piers, and 
will have the strength and general details here provided for. 



The Contractors will be required to commence the erection of each Bridge as soon as the Piers are 
ready to receive it, and to complete it within sixty days from that time. 

The Bridges shall be erected under the superintendence of an Engineer appointed by the Board of 
Commissioners, whose decision shall be final in regard to the quality of material used, and the execution of 
any portion of the work. 

The Iron Work will receive three coats of paint, of such description and color as may be directed by 
the Engineer. 

W^YMEMT&*—^Q> work will be FAIT) FOR unless accepted by the Engineer or some other 

person appointed by the Commissioners for this purpose. Payments of per cent, in cash will be 

made monthly on the ajjproximate estimate of the amount due the Contractor — and the remaining 

per cent, will be retained until the completion of the work, as surety in part for its faithful 

performance. 

^Q^tQ'S to an amount satisfactory to the Board will bo required as additional security. 

^^W ^I'D'&MM who shall fail, after one week's notice being given of the acceptance of his bid, 
to furnish the required security, shall forfeit his claim to the work. 

The Board reserves the right to reject any proposal at their discretion. 



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FOR ERECTING BRII>GES. 

To THE Board of Commissionees for the Improvement of Jones' Talls: 
Gentlemen: 

hereby undertake to furnish all materials and labor, and perform all the works, mattera 

and things in connection therewith, required to be done to complete the construction and erection of Iron 
Bridges over the Improved Channel of Jones' Falls at the crossings of the following streets 



in accordance with the drawings and specifications hereto annexed. 

And further undertake to execute a contract and agreement for the due performance and fulfillment of 
the specified conditions. 

And do hereby propose of 

.- and of 

as responsible sureties, who are willing to be bound 

with jointly and severally, in the sum of one-tenth the estimated 

value of work herein proposed to construct, for the duo and satisfactory performance of the whole 
work comprised in the contract, as well as of such additional works that may be ordered, and to complete tho 

same within months after the date of the contract. 

As Witness hand this of. Anno Domini, 187 . 



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